Launch of the SICO-BUS technology! PA-actuators paving the way

As a pioneer of the electrical smoke ventilation, SIMON PROtec inspires with innovative actuator and control technology for window automation for more than 50 years. With the introduction of the micro controller during the 2000s we considerably extended the fields of application as well as the functions of window openers. The connection of electrical components within the building automation in Smart Home and the Smart Building area open up new possibilities for our industry.

SICO is the general term for a number of new features to new as well as familiar actuator systems. Due to the product name PA (plugged actuator) instead of EA, the actuators that are compatible with the SICO technology are instantly recognizable for the user because of the SICO PLUG System. The SICO PLUG is a compact connector developed by SIMON PROtec which perfectly supports the production of the connection cable and the start-up of the entire system. The SICO PLUG is delivered with numerous components and can be configured to the customer's specifications. The plug can be used for different cable cross-sections and individual or dual connections for the respective actuator. The SICO PLUG provides room for cables with up to 6 wires and 0.75 mm² cross-section and allows therefore all kinds of connection possibilities.

"By launching the new SICO technology (SIMON Connect & Communication) we will combine the established polarity switching technology with modern BUS controlled processes for the actuator and control systems of the future."

Martin Weber, Managing Director

We will upgrade our complete range of actuators to SICO PLUG and further develop it during 2020. The Folding Arm² PA-KL² will paving the way. At the same time, we will launch a new synchronizing software which is based on SICO-BUS Technology. Actuators that have been synchronized by this software communicate via BUS within their group and control the running performance. The necessary adjustments can be made easily at the actuator without extra supply voltage by using the SICO LINK Software. Developing this technology, it was very important for us to be able to program an actuator or two actuators with synchro function on the window without having to use the software. Having connected the COM1 and COM2 communication lines, the zero position, the direction of rotation (PA-KL²-DF and PA-KL²-T) as well as MASTER and SLAVE for synchro function can be set in no time at all.

In the following months, the SICO BUS system will be integrated in various part of the whole system and in combination with building management system (BMS). The smoke and vent panels M-SHEV and SHEV will be communicating directly with the PA actuators for ventilation and parameterization. In case of emergency, the polarity switch will remain as top priority for the AOV

Get to know the new SICO technology, for instance with the Folding Arm² PA-KL² and the supplementary locking device PA-ZV-UNI. Your existing SIMON LINK licence will remain active. All you need is the new software SICO LINK and the SICO USB-110 cable. For the initial operation of actuators with plugs we offer a start-up kit SICO INSTALL including an ergonomic and extended SICO PLUG as well as a 5 meter cable with 6 wires. This will make the start-up much easier as you do not have to use the standard plug. Instead, you can employ the pre-fabricated plug with the cable which will prove to be very effective during installations.